Title: Senior Participatory Action Researcher
Company Name: Terre des hommes Foundation
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in Social Science from any reputed organization.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Desired date for taking-up duty : September, 2021
∎ Post Type : Full Time
∎ Contract Type : 1 year with possibility of extension.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure smooth day to day implementation and coordination of the PAR activities in Bangladesh
∎ Management and quality control of a small team of Participatory Facilitators and Documenters
∎ Developing and implementing an integrated plan for participatory facilitation for the programme in Bangladesh (with the country coordinator)
∎ Developing and monitoring of budget for PAR component
∎ Ensuring the delivery of timely reports on action research and participatory process results
∎ Liaising with IDS and consortium process design team, safeguarding and psychosocial support team, and cross-country PAR team to ensure that the methodological approach designed for their country is effectively implemented
∎ Process design and facilitation of Action Research groups, Children's Research Group and other participatory processes
∎ Designing participatory methods for different stakeholder groups within the broadly defined Action Research process of this programme - in consultation with the country coordinator and consortium process design team
∎ Working with the safeguarding officer to assess risks and local mitigation (e.g. referral resources) relating to participatory processes
∎ Assess support needs (language, support for disabled people etc.) in relation to participatory processes)
∎ Defining documentation protocols and ensuring quality in relation to documentation of all participatory meetings
∎ Training/ capacity development/ mentoring of other staff involved in the project on participatory approaches
∎ Working closely with Advocacy focal person and supporting the Country Coordinator as appropriate in programme advocacy around increased participatory and community-based approaches being employed at the country level
∎ Work closely with the Country Coordinator in setting up and operations of multi-stakeholder strategic groups to create linkages with policy makers across government agencies, civil society, and international actors to take up ideas and innovations generated through the programme into their own organisations and undertake collective actions to address issues related to worst forms of child labour
∎ Regular reporting on the action research and participatory processes in line with the programme's MEL framework â€" in collaboration with the MEL focal point.
∎ Ensure management and protection of data related to action research and other participatory processes
∎ Coordinate with Logistics focal person to organize meeting logistics, travel, task list etc. and coordinate with project administrator on payments and invoices etc.
∎ Any other tasks requested by the supervisor.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years' of experience of managing participatory/qualitative research projects or research based complex programmes
∎ 5 years' experience of staff management, supervision with experience in managing budget and monitoring expenditure
∎ Strong participatory facilitation skills
∎ Proven experience of facilitating participatory discussions
∎ Demonstrated experience of working with marginalized and disadvantaged communities, preferably in urban slums
∎ Familiarity with a range of participatory tools and approaches with marginalized and disadvantaged communities including children
∎ Experience and knowledge of safeguarding and risk assessment with vulnerable and marginal groups
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 14 Aug 2021
Company Information:
∎ 30 Jul 2021
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com